Luanda – The ruling MPLA party reiterated, Saturday its unconditional support for the political measures guided by the Head of Executive Power, aimed to grant historical and social dignity to Former-Soldiers and Veterans of the Motherland.
The statement from the party’s Political Bureau of the Central Committee, which reached ANGOP, the MPLA recognises the importance of the role played by these veterans in the struggle for national freedom and other armed conflicts, with emphasis on National Independence.
The National Assembly established the 15th of January as the Former-Soldiers and Veteran of the Fatherland’s Day.
The move is meant to honour of the date on which the three national freedom movements, MPLA, FNLA and UNITA, in 1975, sat down at the same table, in Portugal, to discuss the future of Angola, namely the scope of independence.
In its manifesto, it appealed to society to keep alive and updated the historical legacy of the honorees, reflected in the maxim of President António Agostinho Neto, that “the most important thing is to solve the People’s Issues”.
The Angola ruling party defended the social dignity and self-esteem elevation of former combatants and veterans of the country and their respective families, the improvement of living conditions, physical and psychological treatment, education and training and the creation of means of support economic or income.
The Political Bureau urges Angolans to express a sense of pride for the historic mission of all National Heroes, whose action on behalf of the Fatherland resulted in the transformation of Angola into a Democratic State of Law, founded on the strength of its people, with aspirations to be a Nation increasingly open and inclusive.
Source: Angola Press News Agency